2002 Monaco Coach Knight Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE HOT TO THE TOUCH AND THE ABS CABLES WERE BURNT AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A REST AREA WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS CABLES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

IN JUNE 2010, WHILE ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE ABS SENSOR. I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HE FOUND THE PROBLEM, GOT THE BRAKE RELEASED AND I FINISHED MY TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN IN AUGUST 2010, WHILE ON MY WAY TO PAINTSVILLE KENTUCKY , MY LEFT FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATED. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED BEFORE THE SENSOR MELTED AND PUT A FAN ON THE BRAKE AREA AND COOLED IT OFF. IT WAS THEN FREE AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY TRIP WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. WHEN I CONTACTED WORKHORSE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID MY UNIT WAS NOT IN THE RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

SEPARATION OF FIREWALL FROM FLOOR BOARDS. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND ALLOWS EXHAUST GAS FROM GENERATOR TO ENTER INSIDE OF MOTORHOME. MECHANIC AT RECENT OIL CHANGE AND GENERATOR SERVICE NOTICED SCREWS MISSING FROM FIREWALL TO FLOOR BOARD CONNECTION. THERE IS A HORIZONTAL SEPARATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH AND A VERTICAL SEPARATION OF 3/16 INCH. ALL OF THE SCREWS, EXCEPT FOR ONE, WHERE MISSING OR SHEARED OFF. THERE IS NOW A GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR BOARD TO FIREWALL MOUNTING. UPON STARTING THE GENERATOR TO VERIFY OPERATION AFTER OIL CHANGE AND SERVICING, DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE THE MOTOR HOME. THE GENERATOR WAS RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND THE YOU COULD SMELL THE DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE FRONT HALF OF THE MOTOR HOME. I CONTACTED MONACO COACH CORP. TWICE, ONCE BY PHONE AND ONCE BY EMAIL TO THEIR TECH SUPPORT. THE CALL TO MONACO WAS ON 10 JULY 2008 AND I TALKED WITH BOB PIERSON (1-877-466-6226). HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT MONACO WOULD DO AS THE COACH IS 6 YEARS OLD. HE STATED THAT I COULD SEND THE PICTURES TO HIM AND HE WOULD LOOK AT THEM AND FORWARD THEM UP THE LADDER. I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I THEN CONTACTED MONACO BY EMAIL, EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND ENCLOSED THE PICTURES. I GOT AN AUTOMATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE EMAILS AND NOTHING ELSE. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE THE SCREWS, GOT 2 INSTALLED AFTER JACKING THE FIREWALL UP TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT SCREWS, BUT THE CENTER SECTION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO INSTALL SCREWS AND THE FIREWALL STILL REMAINS UNATTACHED. THERE STILL IS A GAP, HORIZONTALLY OF ABOUT 1/8 INCH AND VERTICALLY OF ABOUT 1/8 INCH FROM THE CENTER SECTION ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE DRIVERSIDE WALL, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE. THE COACH HAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES ON IT, 85 % HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE, 15 % COUNTY OR CITY ROADS. ONLY GRAVEL ROAD TRAVEL HAS BEEN IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND RV PARKS. MONACO COACH NUMBER # 131966. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE MOTOR FAILED TO FUNCTION AND ALMOST CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE MOTOR FAILURE. IN ADDITION, A THIRD PARTY SOURCE INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.